Bank PO :: PO English Language Test 138

Test 138 Questions and Answers

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Direction (Q. 1 - 10) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
They are leaner and faster. They are lighter and more (1) and have better suspension. The (2) is not to the latest model of a bike or a car. It is the 'new and improved' cycle-rickshaw, which is slowly but (3) replacing their rickety old cousins.
In a silent (4) the new-design cycle-rickshaws — that are bright, colourful and (5) customer-friendly — are taking (6) the Capital. Unnoticed by most people, the most popular (7) of transport inside colonies has (8) an image change, one that is incidentally as much structural as cosmetic.
No more bone-rattling rides and no more clutching precariously to the sides of the rickshaw. No more fear of (9) right off the dangerously inclined seat. The new rickshaws have spacious upright seats with canopies over it, (10) ample head space as well.

They are leaner and faster. They are lighter and more (1) and have better suspension. The (2) is not to the latest model of a bike or a car. It is the 'new and improved' cycle-rickshaw, which is slowly but (3) replacing their rickety old cousins.
In a silent (4) the new-design cycle-rickshaws — that are bright, colourful and (5) customer-friendly — are taking (6) the Capital. Unnoticed by most people, the most popular (7) of transport inside colonies has (8) an image change, one that is incidentally as much structural as cosmetic.
No more bone-rattling rides and no more clutching precariously to the sides of the rickshaw. No more fear of (9) right off the dangerously inclined seat. The new rickshaws have spacious upright seats with canopies over it, (10) ample head space as well.

They are leaner and faster. They are lighter and more (1) and have better suspension. The (2) is not to the latest model of a bike or a car. It is the 'new and improved' cycle-rickshaw, which is slowly but (3) replacing their rickety old cousins.
In a silent (4) the new-design cycle-rickshaws — that are bright, colourful and (5) customer-friendly — are taking (6) the Capital. Unnoticed by most people, the most popular (7) of transport inside colonies has (8) an image change, one that is incidentally as much structural as cosmetic.
No more bone-rattling rides and no more clutching precariously to the sides of the rickshaw. No more fear of (9) right off the dangerously inclined seat. The new rickshaws have spacious upright seats with canopies over it, (10) ample head space as well.

They are leaner and faster. They are lighter and more (1) and have better suspension. The (2) is not to the latest model of a bike or a car. It is the 'new and improved' cycle-rickshaw, which is slowly but (3) replacing their rickety old cousins.
In a silent (4) the new-design cycle-rickshaws — that are bright, colourful and (5) customer-friendly — are taking (6) the Capital. Unnoticed by most people, the most popular (7) of transport inside colonies has (8) an image change, one that is incidentally as much structural as cosmetic.
No more bone-rattling rides and no more clutching precariously to the sides of the rickshaw. No more fear of (9) right off the dangerously inclined seat. The new rickshaws have spacious upright seats with canopies over it, (10) ample head space as well.

They are leaner and faster. They are lighter and more (1) and have better suspension. The (2) is not to the latest model of a bike or a car. It is the 'new and improved' cycle-rickshaw, which is slowly but (3) replacing their rickety old cousins.
In a silent (4) the new-design cycle-rickshaws — that are bright, colourful and (5) customer-friendly — are taking (6) the Capital. Unnoticed by most people, the most popular (7) of transport inside colonies has (8) an image change, one that is incidentally as much structural as cosmetic.
No more bone-rattling rides and no more clutching precariously to the sides of the rickshaw. No more fear of (9) right off the dangerously inclined seat. The new rickshaws have spacious upright seats with canopies over it, (10) ample head space as well.

They are leaner and faster. They are lighter and more (1) and have better suspension. The (2) is not to the latest model of a bike or a car. It is the 'new and improved' cycle-rickshaw, which is slowly but (3) replacing their rickety old cousins.
In a silent (4) the new-design cycle-rickshaws — that are bright, colourful and (5) customer-friendly — are taking (6) the Capital. Unnoticed by most people, the most popular (7) of transport inside colonies has (8) an image change, one that is incidentally as much structural as cosmetic.
No more bone-rattling rides and no more clutching precariously to the sides of the rickshaw. No more fear of (9) right off the dangerously inclined seat. The new rickshaws have spacious upright seats with canopies over it, (10) ample head space as well.

They are leaner and faster. They are lighter and more (1) and have better suspension. The (2) is not to the latest model of a bike or a car. It is the 'new and improved' cycle-rickshaw, which is slowly but (3) replacing their rickety old cousins.
In a silent (4) the new-design cycle-rickshaws — that are bright, colourful and (5) customer-friendly — are taking (6) the Capital. Unnoticed by most people, the most popular (7) of transport inside colonies has (8) an image change, one that is incidentally as much structural as cosmetic.
No more bone-rattling rides and no more clutching precariously to the sides of the rickshaw. No more fear of (9) right off the dangerously inclined seat. The new rickshaws have spacious upright seats with canopies over it, (10) ample head space as well.

They are leaner and faster. They are lighter and more (1) and have better suspension. The (2) is not to the latest model of a bike or a car. It is the 'new and improved' cycle-rickshaw, which is slowly but (3) replacing their rickety old cousins.
In a silent (4) the new-design cycle-rickshaws — that are bright, colourful and (5) customer-friendly — are taking (6) the Capital. Unnoticed by most people, the most popular (7) of transport inside colonies has (8) an image change, one that is incidentally as much structural as cosmetic.
No more bone-rattling rides and no more clutching precariously to the sides of the rickshaw. No more fear of (9) right off the dangerously inclined seat. The new rickshaws have spacious upright seats with canopies over it, (10) ample head space as well.

They are leaner and faster. They are lighter and more (1) and have better suspension. The (2) is not to the latest model of a bike or a car. It is the 'new and improved' cycle-rickshaw, which is slowly but (3) replacing their rickety old cousins.
In a silent (4) the new-design cycle-rickshaws — that are bright, colourful and (5) customer-friendly — are taking (6) the Capital. Unnoticed by most people, the most popular (7) of transport inside colonies has (8) an image change, one that is incidentally as much structural as cosmetic.
No more bone-rattling rides and no more clutching precariously to the sides of the rickshaw. No more fear of (9) right off the dangerously inclined seat. The new rickshaws have spacious upright seats with canopies over it, (10) ample head space as well.

They are leaner and faster. They are lighter and more (1) and have better suspension. The (2) is not to the latest model of a bike or a car. It is the 'new and improved' cycle-rickshaw, which is slowly but (3) replacing their rickety old cousins.
In a silent (4) the new-design cycle-rickshaws — that are bright, colourful and (5) customer-friendly — are taking (6) the Capital. Unnoticed by most people, the most popular (7) of transport inside colonies has (8) an image change, one that is incidentally as much structural as cosmetic.
No more bone-rattling rides and no more clutching precariously to the sides of the rickshaw. No more fear of (9) right off the dangerously inclined seat. The new rickshaws have spacious upright seats with canopies over it, (10) ample head space as well.